In World War II, a 4-F classification from the Selective Service System meant a man was unfit for military service, rejected due to physical, mental, or moral reasons, preventing him from being drafted or enlisting. This could include serious health issues, disabilities, or psychiatric problems, making individuals ineligible for any combat or support roles within the armed forces.
[6] Class 4-F referred to men who were deemed “unfit for service due to physical, mental, or moral reasons.”[7] The military rejected these men altogether.
WW2 soldiers carried condoms primarily for disease prevention (STDs like syphilis and gonorrhea) and for practical combat uses, such as keeping sand and mud out of their rifle barrels, protecting small items, or even as makeshift waterproof bags, although the weapon-protection use is sometimes exaggerated in popular culture. The military distributed them widely (often in "prophylactic kits") to maintain troop strength, recognizing the significant manpower lost to venereal diseases in past conflicts.
4-F – Registrant not qualified for military service. 4-FM – Medical specialist not qualified for military service. 4-G – Sole surviving son – son or brothers in a family where the parent or sibling died as a result of US military service, or is in a captured or M.I.A.
As many men had poor teeth, a rule was established that a man must have four front incisors that matched to enable him to tear open the cardboard cartridge for his rifle, the story explained. If he did not, he was called 4F, a term that came to refer to those who did not meet the minimum standards for service.
Once the British forces broke through the German lines at Monte Camino, the FSSF was ordered to attack their primary objective (Hill 907). The successful assault on Difensa was the basis for the 1968 motion picture titled The Devil's Brigade.
The draft classification 4-F, defined by General Lewis B. Hershey, the director of Selective Service, is a category of men found, “unfit for military service,” due to physical, mental or moral reasons.
4-F Registrant not acceptable for military service. To be eligible for Class 4-F, a registrant must have been found not qualified for service in the Armed Forces by a Military Entrance Processing Station (MEPS) under the established physical, mental, or moral standards.
4-F classification in the U.S. Selective Service System, identifying a person as unfit for military service.
'Bad' girls have always known how to look after themselves. Barrier methods were always very popular. A halved, emptied lemon skin placed over the cervix worked well, for example, as did sponges soaked in natural spermicides such as vinegar.
By the end of the war, approximately 7,000 of the 10,500 SIS staff were female. These women on the home front contributed to the Allied victory by successfully breaking codes and deciphering enemy messages. The women cryptologists were held to strict secrecy and would become one of the best-kept secrets of WWII.
The Bible literally has zero to say on condoms.
WWII's Most Dangerous Job: SOE Courier. One in four. That's how many SOE agents in France were either executed, killed in action, or died during captivity. Had not many agents escaped their prisons or concentration camps, the number would be closer to one in three.
"During prolonged shelling," he wrote, "I often had to restrain myself and fight back a wild, inexorable urge to scream, to sob, and to cry." For airman Bennett it was the feeling of helplessness.
Those with flat feet are not suited to marching - they can sustain spinal damage. The government may not care if one is killed, but cannot take the chance of anyone's seeking a disability pension.
Steve Rogers: "I can do this all day"
Ruth Bat-Seraph (Hebrew: רות בת-שרף) is a mutant who serves as an agent to the Mossad. She is noted to be the first Israeli superheroine and has been received positively by the Jewish community.
Before his iconic starring role on on "Magnum, P.I.," Tom Selleck served as an infantry soldier in the Army National Guard during the Vietnam War.
While most people haven't heard of them, MACV-SOG was an elite organization tasked with the Vietnam War's most dangerous missions.
While obviously not every event or conversation in the movie is 100% accurate, Hamburger Hill was the first Vietnam movie to actually portray an actual battle. The acting is solid all around, with Courtney Vance's portrayal of Doc, the unit's combat medic, being my favorite overall, and the soundtrack is excellent.
John Wayne didn't serve in WWII due to a combination of age (34 at Pearl Harbor), family status (deferment for wife and kids), and, crucially, occupational deferments secured by his studio, Republic Pictures, who argued his films were vital for national morale, though he reportedly wanted to enlist, leading to lifelong guilt and a reputation as a "draft dodger" despite his patriotic image.
The films postscript reads as follows: "Against overwhelming odds, all twelve members of the U.S. Army Special Forces ODA 595 survived their mission. The capture of Mazar-i-Sharif by the Horse Soldiers and their counterparts is one of the US military's most stunning achievements.